Big things are happening in the video game industry here. Ubisoft is going to be the first major publisher to make a studio in the Philippines.

Ubisoft announced Ubisoft Philippines to be their next studio in the South East Asia region during a press launch at the Makati Shangri-La Hotel in Makati. The new studio will be located on the campus of De La Salle University in Santa Rosa Laguna and plans to open during the second half of 2016 and hopes to hire 50 employees on its first year. The new team will focus on the collaboration of development of Ubisoft's AAA titles.

With industry veterans from the Singapore studio helping out, Ubisoft plans to provide high quality training for the new recruits. The team will also benefit from the collaborative learning platforms and events implemented throughout the Ubisoft network.

Ubisoft is also partnering with De La Salle University to produce two new undergraduate courses: Bachelor of Science in Computer Science Major in Game Development beginning Academic Year 2017-2018, and Bachelor of Science in Entertainment and Multimedia Computing beginning Academic Year 2018-2019. Both programs will be housed at the DLSU Science and Technology Complex in Laguna.

These are my thoughts about The Division 2 after 20 hours of play. There’s still a lot to do after completing the story and i’m impressed with the journey to level 30. This looter shooter is currently on the positive side, which is rare for the subgenre, especially during launch week.

Since Borderlands 2, Ubisoft and Activision have proceeded to outspend 2K and Gearbox on every level imaginable to create online-only loot shooters like Destiny and Tom Clancy’s The Division. Even EA has gotten into the action with Anthem.

Our review of The Division 2 is currently underway and while it’s too soon to provide any kind of impression or feedback, I return from DC with a few tips for new agents entering the game for the first time when it goes live to the public this Friday.